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Air Force Bugbots Nano Drone video gives a peak inside what nano-drone technology the Federal Government is currently implementing within the united states more than a scary thought or sci-fi movie, they have arrived. The deadly, insect-sized drones of the future – Unobtrusive, Invasive, and Lethal are here as depicted in this old video The […]

We’re excited to share Prime Air – something the team has been working on in our next generation R&D lab. The goal of this new delivery system is to get packages into customers’ hands in 30 minutes or less using unmanned aerial vehicles. Putting Prime Air into commercial use will take some number of years […]

Amazon announced that they made their first commercial package delivery to a customer using a drone on December 7, 2016, in the U.K. The package arrived at a destination in Cambridge, 13 minutes after it was ordered. The package was delivered via a quadcopter drone flying at up to 400 ft (122 m), that […]

When Amazon finally got FAA approval to do outdoor testing of its delivery drones in the U.S., the FAA approval process had taken so long that the model that was approved was already obsolete, in that Amazon had upgraded their drone model. So Amazon started conducting their outdoor flight tests in Canada instead where the […]

On-­demand lifestyle services App BIZZBY is trialling BIZZBY SKY, a groundbreaking consumer collect­ and­ deliver on-­demand drone service using the Company’s proven realtime smartphone technology platform. According to Bizzby: Based in London’s TechCity, the company’s research and development team have developed a fully autonomous drone that’s capable of delivering small items between addresses at the […]

Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News The US military has been experimenting with the use of drones for almost a century, but it’s only recently that technological advances have made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) a game changer in warfare. Today, at least 79 countries field drones; 23 of those countries arm them. Earlier this year, […]

This company is planning to launch a new product that includes a processing unit and a camera and pre-installed applications, including their “The Director” which “will assess and capture the best angles and frames for scenes.” They hope also to get users to create new applications using their SDK. From Percepto’s Indiegogo page, Percepto: Computer […]

A brain-controlled drone is featured as the BBC watches/films. A drone specialist in Portugal demonstrates a flight controlled by human brainwaves, and suggests a future of large-scale unmanned flying. A company by the name of Tekever is behind developing this technology which they say in the short term could be used to help people with […]

Researchers at the University of Minnesota developed a method of controlling a robot with a person’s mind. The study has “the potential to help people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative diseases.” (Video by University of Minnesota) Click here to subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/wsj Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsjlive Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSJLive […]

JPL engineers are working on a small helicopter that could ‘scout’ a trail for future Mars rovers, but getting a chopper that could fly in the Martian atmosphere is tricky. Episode 2 of Crazy Engineering.

Another delivery drone will hit the skies–this time it’s Deutsche Post DHL’s parcelcopter. On Wednesday, DHL said it will start using an unmanned aircraft to carry medicine to the small German island of Juist. Photo: DHL Subscribe to the WSJ channel here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy Visit the WSJ channel for more video: https://www.youtube.com/wsjdigitalnetwork More from the Wall […]

When you hear the word drone you may immediately think of bombs being dropped in the Middle East or the surveillance of citizens here in the United States, but engineers and aviation geeks have wondered for decades if unmanned flight might solve a few of our world’s problems or just make our lives a little […]

Chinese logistics company SF Express has begun using small drones to deliver packages to remote and mountainous areas in south China. SF Express says it already has a fleet of drones flying 500 parcels a day to the remote areas and now is looking to double capacity to 1,000 packages a day, according to an […]

From military weapons expos in Jordan to idyllic SoCal beaches, we caught up with some of those who are building and selling unmanned aerial vehicles all over the world, and even convinced a few companies to let us take their flying spy robots for a spin. Originally aired on Motherboard.vice.com Like Motherboard on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv […]

Infinium Robotics is testing fully autonomous drones for deployment in the food and beverage industry to improve productivity. An example is in Singapore where there is a labor shortage and food services are having a hard time maintaining adequate staffing levels. The video documents a live trial where food and drinks are served to central […]

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Seeking to hasten the use of drones for newsgathering, the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday announced it has signed a research agreement with CNN to share data from the network’s ongoing study of the issue with the goal of creating a framework for future use of such unmanned aircraft for that purpose. The FAA has […]

From CNET News. Facebook’s CTO shows first prototype of a solar-powered drone which would fly 60-90,000 ft in air and be on station for months at a time, beaming down Internet access. Using these drones would help to make Internet connectivity available for the whole world. These are not your little quadcopter drones you see […]

Watch the AscTec Firefly* drone, with an onboard Intel RealSense 3D camera, navigate through a heavily wooded forest in the above video. * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. The Intel® RealSense™ camera fits remarkable technology into a small package. There are three cameras that act like one—a 1080p […]

Nixie, you can wear it and fly it. The small micro drone can be attached to your wrist when not in use and then deployed as a selfie camera. From the Nixie website http://flynixie.com, With a gesture, Nixie takes off, captures the moment, and comes right back. Some features notes from the Nixie website: * […]

Project Wing is a Google[x] project that is developing a delivery system that uses self-flying vehicles. As part of our research, we built a vehicle and traveled to Queensland, Australia for some test flights. There, we successfully delivered a first aid kit, candy bars, dog treats, and water to a couple of Australian farmers. We’re […]

Skydio is a venture-backed startup building the intelligent navigation solution for drones. In January 2015 Skydio launched and closed $3 million seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz with Accel Partners participating. Learn more According to the Skydio website, “We are a team of experts in computer vision, robotics, and consumer electronics from places like MIT, Stanford, Google, […]

Mobile phone service provider, NTT DoCoMo recently performed the first test in Japan to remotely control a small UAV (drone) using the cellular/mobile phone communication network (LTE network). The test included controlling the drone and the drone sending real time camera video and flight data to a base station located at a distance of 50km […]

The military’s newest drone is a hybrid “heli-truck.” Called the Black Knight Transformer, the drone is capable of carrying more than 4,000 pounds in payload, is able to travel over land on truck wheels, and comes with an attachable boat hull. RT’s Lindsay France takes a look at the new vehicle. Find RT America in […]